This is a one-day event for all Governors.
Registration and refreshments will be available from 09.30 with the programme starting promptly at 10.00. The day will close at 15.00
The event is for governors, senior leaders and clerks and secretaries working in small, specialist and independent provider institutions.. Senior leaders can attend if they have an interest in the topic.
The event will examine:
-What is the place of small and specialist institutions in the emerging system of higher education?
-Governance in small and specialist institutions: making it proportional and effective
-The composition of governing bodies and their effectiveness: what balance of skills is required in specialist institutions? —-How big a challenge is securing a diverse (in all senses of the term) membership?
Programme
09.30 Arrival: Registration and refreshments
10.00 Welcome and introductions – Aaron Porter, Associate Director Governance, Advance HE & Governor, Goldsmiths University & BPP University
10.10 A changing policy landscape – impact for governors – Alex Bols, GuildHE & Governor, University College of Osteopathy
10.50 Wellbeing and student mental health – Kate Wicklow, Policy Manager, GuildHE and Ross Renton, Pro Vice Chancellor, University of Worcester
11.30 Refreshment break
11.45 Dealing with uncertainty – Richard Young, Director, Uniac, David Noyce, Chair, Plymouth College of Art, Joshua Sanderson-Kirk, President, University of Law Students’ Union
13.00 Lunch
13.45 Practice informed learning – Saad Qureshi, Dean, SAE Institute UK & Advance HE Board Member and Jason Mosher, SU President, University College of Osteopathy
14.30 Table discussions – what does an effective board look like to you?
15.15 Event close
Fee:
£295.00 Member Price
£365.00 Non Member Price